Deltana DK7356 Door Knocker, Victorian

The DK7356 mounts on 6-1/4 inch centers and the body is 7 inches overall. If your existing knocker's fastener holes are on those same centers, it drops straight on. If they aren't, you'll be drilling new holes and the 7 inch body has to be big enough to hide the old ones, so measure hole to hole before you order.

Deltana rates the DK7356 as residential exterior hardware. It's a house front door and unit entry door piece. For a commercial lobby or an application where you want a knocker plus a viewer in one plate, the Trimco 620 contemporary knocker offers an optional viewer and engraving, which is what most multi-family and institutional specs actually call for.

No viewer in the DK7356. It's a knocker only. If you need the two combined in one cutout, look at the Trimco 620 contemporary style knocker, which is offered with an optional viewer. Going with the Deltana means drilling a separate bore for the viewer.

The Emtek 2620 is a solid brass door knocker in an urn style, so it is the nearest match in material to the DK7356, which is solid brass as well. The difference is the look: the DK7356 is a Victorian pattern, while the 2620 carries an urn silhouette. On a door where the brass body matters more than the exact period styling, the 2620 covers the same ground.

The Trimco 620 is a contemporary style knocker offered with an optional viewer and engraving, so it handles the knocker and the sightline through the door in one piece of trim. The Deltana DK7356 is a knocker only, a 7 inch Victorian body with 6-1/4 inch center to center mounting. If the opening needs a viewer, the 620 is the one to spec; if the viewer is already in the door, the DK7356 stays in play.

No. The Emtek 86060 is a 4 inch sandcast bronze knocker with a ring pull, a different body and a different mounting footprint than the DK7356, which is a 7 inch solid brass Victorian knocker with 6-1/4 inch center to center holes. Swapping the 86060 onto holes drilled for a DK7356 leaves the existing bores exposed. Use the 86060 where the door is being drilled fresh and a smaller sandcast bronze ring pull is wanted.

Fasteners are in the box. The DK7356 ships one piece per box with fasteners included, sold by the each, so nothing extra is needed to hang it beyond a drill and the correct bit for your door.

Nine finishes: PVD Polished Brass, Polished Brass, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, and Paint Black. If you're matching a front door set, PVD Polished Brass is the one to pick for a coastal or high sun exposure entry, since PVD is the coated version rather than plain lacquered brass.

Material and look. The DK7356 is a Victorian style solid brass casting, 7 inches, on 6-1/4 inch centers. The Emtek 86060 is from Emtek's Sandcast Bronze line, a 4 inch knocker with a ring pull. Sandcast bronze has a rougher, hand-poured surface that suits rustic and Southwest entries; the Deltana brass reads more traditional and formal. The 4 inch Emtek is also a noticeably smaller footprint on the door.

The Deltana DK7356 is carried in nine finishes, including PVD Polished Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Paint Black, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Polished Brass, and Antique Brass, so a fleet can be matched to whatever is already on the levers and hinges. Among the alternatives, the Emtek 86060 is a sandcast bronze piece, which fixes it to that material rather than letting the finish be chosen to match.

The Trimco 620 is a contemporary style knocker offered with optional engraving, so unit numbers or a name can be carried on the plate. The Deltana DK7356 is a Victorian knocker in solid brass without an engraving option, so numbering on that opening is handled separately with applied numerals.

The DK7356 is a residential Victorian knocker in solid brass. For a contemporary commercial entrance, the Trimco 620 is drawn in a contemporary style and can be had with a viewer and engraving, which is the combination typically wanted on a managed entry door.

Across a set of doors the DK7356 is consistent: same 7 inch body, same 6-1/4 inch centers, ordered per each in whichever of the nine finishes matches your locksets. For brass entries you have PVD Polished Brass, Polished Brass, and Antique Brass to choose between. Order all the units in one finish code at the same time so they come from the same run.

The DK7356 is Deltana's Victorian pattern, a traditional decorative knocker in solid brass. If the entry is more modern, the Trimco 620 is a contemporary style knocker; for a plainer traditional look the Trimco 621 is colonial style, and the Emtek 2620 is a solid brass urn style knocker.